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January 2009

Go, Tell Michelle: Letters from African American Women to the First Lady is released.

January 19, 2009 Dr. Nevergold and Dr. Betram are interviewed on CNN regarding Go Tell Michelle book in leiu of the presidental inaugeration. Countless other interviews and articles were written following.
January 20, 2009 Barack Obama is inaugerated into the office of the President.
February 22, 2009 The Uncrowned Queens Network celebrated its 10th Anniversary.
April 2, 2009

Drs. Nevergold and Bertram receive a Women of Excellence award for their work with Uncrowned Queens, Kings, and Community Builders.

April 18, 27, 2009

Drs. Nevergold and Betram attend book signing events in Baltimore and Franklinville. Several other book signing events have also occured in the time since the GTM book was released.

May 1, 2009 Go, Tell Michelle is released as an unabridged audio book, read by Dr. Betram and Dr. Nevergold.
May 15, 2009 Drs. Betram and Nevergold attend the League of Black Women's 6th Annual Conference.
June 4, 2009 Drs. Nevergold and Bertram receive a Gracie Award for the radio series, Uncrowned Queens: Voices of African-American Women
July 9, 2009 The first Uncrowned Community Builders kiosk is unveiled.
July 15, 2009 Drs. Betram and Nevergold are featured at the NAACP's Author Pavilion.
August 5-9, 2009 Drs. Nevergold and Betram attend NAABJ Convention and Career Fair.
August 20, 2009 GTM tea party held in Cleveland.
September 2009 GTM used in classroom at Bennett College
September 10-13, 2009 California Book Summit, San Marino, CA
September 11, 2009 Book signing and Reading with California Contributors - Rebecca's Books, Berkeley, CA
September 18, 2009 Group Ministries Annual Awards Dinner - Barbara Seals Nevergold, Keynote speaker, Buffalo, NY
September 23, 2009 Apperson Gallery - Book signing/round table discussion, Baltimore, Maryland
September 24, 2009 Congressional Black Caucus Author's Pavilion, Washington D.C.
September 20-October 4, 2009 Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference - Panel Discussion on "Go, Tell Michelle," Cincinnati, OH
October 3, 2009 Association of Black Women Historians - Luncheon Keynote speakers, Cincinnati, OH
October 15, 2009 New York State Library Association's Author Garden, Niagara Falls, NY
October 21, 2009 A Summit of Sisters - Representation, Resistance and Resilience of Black Women in America - St. John Fisher College - Barbara Seals Nevergold, Rochester, NY
October 21, 2009 Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference - Peggy Brooks Betram, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
October 27, 2009 Women's National Democratic Club Luncheon Speakers, Washington, DC
November 1, 2009 Barnes and Noble Tea and Book Signing, Buffalo, NY
November 6, 2009

American Studies Assosication Luncheon Speakers, "Michelle Obama: Citizenship and Belonging" Washington, DC

November 8, 2009 Maumbusoma Sisters Reading Book Club 17th Anniversary Celebration Speakers, Buffalo, NY